Explain the term ovulation.

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Explain the term ovulation. 

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The process in which a male gamete commonly known as sperm that is released by the male reproductive system reaches and combines with the female gametes release or produced by the female reproductive system to form a zygote that develops further to become a new individual is called fertilization.

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